Potato Creek Fire
The Potato Creek Fire was reported on July 27, 2026 in Jackson County, South Dakota and burned 10,944 acres. It is 100 percent contained. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 10,944 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 27, 2026
- Personnel
- 32
Map
Perimeter mapped July 27, 2026 at 3:23 PM MDT, 10,882 acres (gps-unknown travel method). Point of origin 43.563, -102.073.
The incident
- Size
- 10,944 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 27, 2026 at 1:21 PM MDT
- Cause
- Natural, Natural, Lightning
- Location
- 13 Miles NE from Kyle, SD
- County
- Jackson County
- State
- South Dakota
- Nearest city reported
- Kyle
- Protecting agency
- BIA
- Jurisdiction
- BIA
- Land ownership at origin
- BIA
- Personnel assigned
- 32
- Incident management
- Type 3 IC, Type 3 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Short Grass (1 foot)
- Estimated cost to date
- $500,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2026-SDPRA-000126
- IRWIN identifier
- DDBD3FEE-02CB-43E5-B9A9-4B62C9F6F3BA
Growth
Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from July 28, 2026 (200 acres) to August 9, 2026 (10,882 acres). The largest one-day growth was 10,645 acres, mapped August 1, 2026.
| Day | Acres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| July 28, 2026 | 200 | |
| August 1, 2026 | 10,845 | +10,645 |
| August 2, 2026 | 10,882 | +37 |
| August 9, 2026 | 10,882 | 0 |
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Kyle, SD covers the area today.
Nearby
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Incident record from the National Interagency Fire Center’s Wildland Fire Interagency Geospatial Services (WFIGS), as the incident’s managers report it; last updated August 10, 2026 at 12:56 PM MDT. Identifier 2026-SDPRA-000126.